unit 3 chpt 1/2 vocab

Front

What is the term for a refusal to follow the law or government because it goes against one's conscience?

Back

Civil disobedience

Front

What is a telegraph?

Back

A machine that communicates messages over long distances

Front

What is a transcontinental railroad?

Back

A railroad that stretches across an entire continent.

Front

What is the definition of a locomotive?

Back

A railroad engine

Front

What does displacement refer to?

Back

The process of removing from the usual place or land

Front

What is a treaty?

Back

A formal agreement between two or more groups, especially countries

Front

What is a permit?

Back

A formal authorization to do something

Front

What is a stockade?

Back

A prison or camp guarded by the military

Front

What is a reservation?

Back

An area of land set aside by the federal government for Native Americans